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Smithsonian Institution: contract award prices

Smithsonian Institution has 7,860 federal awards on record, 48% of them competed, $1.7B obligated in total. AwardCast forecasts what a specific solicitation from this agency will close for.

7,860
awards
$31K
median award
48%
competed
$1.7B
total obligated

Price by category

NAICSCategoryMedian awardAvg offers
236220COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$58K2.4
423430COMPUTER AND COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE MERCHANT WHOLESALERS$32K1.5
541990ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$46K1.7
541519OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES$31K1.8
712110MUSEUMS$40K1.6

Questions

What does Smithsonian Institution typically pay for a contract?

The median award is $31K, across 7,860 awards on record, $1.7B obligated in total. Awards vary widely by category, so the per-NAICS ranges above are a better guide than the single median.

How competitive are Smithsonian Institution contracts?

48% of this agency's awards were competed. The rest were sole-source or otherwise not openly bid.

What does Smithsonian Institution buy the most?

Its largest categories by award count are COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION (NAICS 236220, typical award $58K), COMPUTER AND COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE MERCHANT WHOLESALERS (NAICS 423430, typical award $32K), ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES (NAICS 541990, typical award $46K).

Categories this agency buys

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